Again, sorry for the erratic updates...In addition to my "real job", I'm co-owner of a restaurant that recently opened, so I've been stretched pretty thin. I have adjusted the schedule to not all the changes with everything going down in Boston...also fixed MayIsFoHockey's correction and suggestion. All updated as of 4/18.

Updated as of 4/21...Added in the remaining schedule of Chicago for the President's Trophy race...also added in What if based on best case scenario of a Chicago loss and a Pens win (so for tonight, a Pens win and a Hawks loss yields an increase of 4.8% for us to get the best record.

Basically Chicago would need to go no better than 1-2-1 while the Penguins win out. Pens only edge would be the ROW tiebreaker (leading 31-28) as the points differential tiebreaker goes against them at the moment (+42 to Hawks +52). With their schedule though, having Calgary and Edmonton on it, I don't see a real path that involves a result other than Chicago clinching the President's trophy.

Shakes wrote:Well, President's Trophy done. I'll take either NY team, thank you. Nothing to do with matchups. I'm just tired of the Cooke story and don't want to read and hear about it for another week.

The "Death to Matt Cooke" thing is advantageous to us though. Did you see how Cooke was able to draw 2 or 3 penalties just by being Matt Cooke? Ottawa was so unfocused that game, I would assume that would carry over to the playoffs.

Shakes wrote:Well, President's Trophy done. I'll take either NY team, thank you. Nothing to do with matchups. I'm just tired of the Cooke story and don't want to read and hear about it for another week.

The "Death to Matt Cooke" thing is advantageous to us though. Did you see how Cooke was able to draw 2 or 3 penalties just by being Matt Cooke? Ottawa was so unfocused that game, I would assume that would carry over to the playoffs.

Yeah, maybe you're right and that would work for a win or 2. But I think the Pens can beat the Isles/Rags, and like I said, the Cooke story makes me , and I've had enough.

ChiTraderRob wrote:Again, sorry for the erratic updates...In addition to my "real job", I'm co-owner of a restaurant that recently opened, so I've been stretched pretty thin. I have adjusted the schedule to not all the changes with everything going down in Boston...also fixed MayIsFoHockey's correction and suggestion. All updated as of 4/18.

ChiTraderRob wrote:Again, sorry for the erratic updates...In addition to my "real job", I'm co-owner of a restaurant that recently opened, so I've been stretched pretty thin. I have adjusted the schedule to not all the changes with everything going down in Boston...also fixed MayIsFoHockey's correction and suggestion. All updated as of 4/18.

no shameless promotion on the restaurant?

You never know, depending on where it is, we might be able to drive some business its way.